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JANUARY MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Our next monthly membership meeting will be

held at the Club House, Tuesday January 21 at

7:00 PM.

YOUR DUES ARE DUE

It’s time to pay your 2020 dues. Dues can be

paid at the January membership meeting, via

the US mail (see Steve Baker’s address on page

1), or via Pay Pal (see directions at

www.pgrcclub.com). Remember that current

members will be assessed a $25 late fee for

dues paid after the January membership

meeting.

DECEMBER MEETING

Our annual holiday meeting featured food

provided by the club (hot dogs, potato salad,

drinks, deserts), spiced shrimp brought by Tim

LaNore, and fried chicken brought by Harold

Thompson. Everyone had plenty to eat.

Treasury. Steve Baker reported $8,659 in the

treasury. The last BG&E bill was $156. We

ended 2019 with 155 members.

2020 Gate Keys. Tim announced that gate

keys for the 2020 season will be available for

sale ($5) to paid-up soloed members at the

February meeting. The lock will be changed

after the meeting.

Gate Lock Mechanism. Tim showed everyone

the newly powder-coated locking mechanism

for the gate, and indicated it would be installed

shortly.

Pavilion Charging Stations. Tim announced

he got a good deal on some new truck batteries

for the charging stations, and core returns for

the old batteries. Bob Gensler has found that

the solar panel for the north station has failed,

Prince George’s Radio Control Club, Inc. AMA Club #334 January 2020

THE FLYER F L I G H T F O R A L L

THE FLYER is published to provide information of interest to the members and friends of PGRC. Any opinions expressed are those

of the Editor (and anyone else who submits material fit for

publishing), and not necessarily those of the Board.

PGRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tim Williams (President) (301) 249-6495 Charlie Gettier (VP, Newsletter) (410) 991-3178

Steve Baker (Treasurer) (301) 352-4580

Alan Goodman (Secretary) (301) 509-8589 Tom Gurlacz (Field Marshal) (202) 374-5679

Roland Jackson (Safety Officer) (443) 623-3304

Rick Moreland (301) 261-7366 Rodger Binger (301) 261-7976

Bob Gensler (410) 268-0157

Mark Kikta (410) 867-9630 Alwin Alleyne (301) 324-7177

PGRC DUES SCHEDULE

Initial Assessment $100

(New First-Time Members)

Annual Dues (General) $75

Annual Dues (Junior) $10 Annual Dues (Family) $85

Annual dues for current members are considered late if paid after the January general membership meeting. An additional $25 late

fee will be assessed. New members joining after July 31 pay half

the annual dues for the remainder of the year.

Dues can be paid at the meetings, via Pay Pal, or can be mailed to:

Steve Baker

12215 Malin Lane

Bowie, MD 20715

Be sure to include your address, phone number, and AMA Number

if paid by check. You must be an active AMA member to fly at the field.

DIRECTIONS TO PGRC FIELD

(South of Bowie, MD) Take US Rt. 301 south approx. 3 miles

south of Rt. 214. Turn east on Swanson Rd. and follow the signs. Address: 17230 Swanson Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

RUNWAY COORDINATES

38°51’03”N 76°41’59”W

PGRC’S WEB SITE

Visit with PGRC on the Internet:

http://www.pgrcclub.com/

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and indicated he will donate an excess panel he

has in storage at home.

Tractor. Thanks to Rick Moreland and

Rodger Binger, our tractor is back in operation.

The carburetor has been cleaned and rebuilt,

and the broken hitch bar has been repaired. A

new muffler and tail pipe have been received,

and will be installed as soon as weather

permits.

Show and Tell. Steve Baker brought in a

Horizon Hobby Havoc EDF jet. He has flown

the model and characterized its flying

characteristics as “a handful”. He indicated

that the model is easy to assemble but is a bit

heavy with a 6-cell LiPo. Steve’s intent is to

practice with the model in preparation for a

possible part-time job flying turbine jets for his

son Jonathan’s employer.

Ethan Gaskin showed the members his Hobby

King electric sail plane, and described how he

recently installed an LED lighting system.

Ethan soloed with the model this past spring,

and flew it frequently throughout the season.

Now he’ll be able to fly it in diminishing

daylight at the end of the day.

Raffle and 50/50. Alan Goodman won a kit

that can be assembled as either a quad copter or

a hovercraft. Alan’s grandson Georgie will

likely have a say regarding which option is

selected. John Creamer won a bonus raffle

prize: a never-flown 1/5-scale AT-6 that Alan

donated to the cause from an estate acquisition.

Tom Gurlacz won $102.50 in the 50-50

drawing. Tom’s wife, Mary, missed out on the

drawing twice this past year when her number

was drawn.

RIP ANDY KANE Andy Kane, noted modeler, and prime mover

of DCRC for many years, passed away

suddenly on 30 December at age 62. Andy was

well known to many of us at PGRC, and

frequently attended our Open House and Big

Bird / War Bird events. He will be missed. An

extract from his obituary

(https://www.colefuneral.com/notices/Andrew-

Kane) is provided below.

Andy was also an internationally-known,

respected, and beloved leader in the Radio

Control Model Aircraft Hobby. He volunteered

his time and knowledge since childhood to

furthering the hobby. Andy’s mission in life

was to better the sport of model aviation. For

nearly 40 years, he was a pivotal member of the

District of Columbia Radio Control Club

(DCRC), serving as a guiding officer for over

twenty years, including several terms as

President. Andy also served the Academy of

Model Aeronautics (AMA) as RC Contest

Coordinator, Turbine CD and Experimental

Aircraft Inspector and for the International

Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC), and he was

on the sequence committee and served as the

Unknown Sequence librarian. He was District

VP for Jet Pilots Organization (JPO) and the

International Miniature Aircraft Association

(IMAA). He was lovingly designated as the

President of Team Food by his fellow DCRC

Members. He devoted his life to the hobby,

loved every minute of it, and loved his many

flying “buddies” all over the world that he met

through the years.

Quality Used RC Airplanes, Equipment

and Other Hobby Related Items

www.01hobbyguy.com

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ATTENTION NEW MEMBERS. If you are

receiving the newsletter via the US mail and

have an e-mail account, please send me your e-

mail address to receive the newsletter via e-

mail. You’ll get it sooner and in color, and

you’ll be saving the Club money. Also, if you

don’t see your AMA number next to your name

in the Current Members list posted below, we

do not have it in our database. Please e-mail it

to me at cagettier@gmail.com. Thanks.

FOR SALE. Large collection of RC gear.

Partial list: DA 170, $800. Saito FG33R3

radial, $700. Jet Central Cheetah SP 150N,

$1500. DA 120, $600. Desert Aircraft DA

100, $300. Evolution 77cc Radial,$860. DLE

85, $300. Desert Aircraft 150cc twin, $900.

DA 170 w/ Mufflers and Ign, $900. New DLE

30, $200. Slimline Compact Muffler Set with

SPI Smoke System for DA 100, $150. YS F-91

AC, $150. DA-60 with muffler, $400. DLE

222, $800. OS GT33, $200. DLE 85, $300.

Saito 450 NIB, $700. RCGG 120 twin, $300.

O.S. Pegasus FF 320, $1000. DLE 170, $500.

Contact Rochelle Quintana for complete list

and details: rochellequintanaa@gmail.com

TRACTOR STORAGE. A tractor belonging

to Mike, the contractor who Parks hired to mow

hay in the upper fields, is now in storage at the

field near our equipment shed. Mike is

allowing us use of the tractor, which has a

hydraulic front-end loader blade, in return for

the increased security of storing the tractor at

the lower field. The tractor will be very useful

to us for road maintenance and other chores

requiring movement of material.

2020 PGRC Events Schedule tentative

Date Event POC

March 21 Spring Clean-Up Day N/A

April 18 Spring Swap Shop Alan Goodman (301) 509-8589

May 9 Open House Fly-In Charlie Gettier (410) 991-3178

TBD CAPI IMAC Pete Castine pfcastine@outlook.com

Sept. 26, 27 Big Bird / War Bird Fly-In Rick Moreland (301) 261-7366

October 3 Electric Fly-In Harold Thompson promod17525@yahoo.com

November 7 Fall Swap Shop Alan Goodman (301) 509-8589

November 14 Fall Clean-Up Day N/A

Hey, it’s 12 January and it’s 70 degrees.

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Images from 2019. (clockwise from top left). Workers ponder replacement of the pavilion wind sock during Spring Clean-Up Day. Rodger Binger, Russ Sevigny, and Rick Moreland relax at the Open House Fly-In. Alan Goodman’s grandson Georgie demonstrates a glider toss at the IMAC event. A couple enjoying the Electric Fly-In. Pit area at the Big Bird / War Bird event. Photos courtesy of Byron Jones and the PGRC Website.

Ahmad Abdukayumov Alwin Alleyne 620916 Giancarlo Almodovar Thomas Avedisian 136018 Steve Baker 68276 Jonathan Baker 601832 Lawrence Baker 599782 William Baldiga 67301 Carl Becker 623227 Rodger Binger 1763 Amos Black 798947 Bill Blacker 914663 John Blom 56219 Eric Blowers 982405 R. Allen Blowers 84468 Joseph Bodnar Sr. 77283 Howard Bonds 1011061 Greg Brewer 339113 Michael Bruno 952078 Rob Buhrman 316301 Mark Bush 172249 Dan Carson 109051 Peter Castine 6132 Stan Chrusciel 831377 Kerry Cocherell 451622 Odel Coleg Jr. John Creamer 726937 Richard Cross 4452 Michael Cross 459926 Cornell Cuffy 1031844 Peter Curtis 432416 Warren Dahlstrom 757889 Peter Dahlstrom 759534 Charles Davis 1199155 David Deacon 802761 Amit Doron 976349 Franklin Edwards 685140 Bill Fairweather 533596 Antonio Ferguson 1004591 Edward Forsythe 10018 Johnathan Gadsden 882559 Stephen Galvin 777745 Hernan Garcia 927138 Ethan Gaskin 1188253 Joe Gaston 1055753 Bob Gensler 252215 Charlie Gettier 245615 Alan Goodman 313596 Harvey Gross 692340 Mary Gurlacz 113018 Tom Gurlacz 113066 Jim Guthrie 346144 Curtis Hafer Leon Hamilton 6467 David Harris 492209

Edward Haskin 882693 Bill Henschen 328079 Cameron Holmes 731941 Joseph (Al) Holmes 55196 Bennett Holmes 851939 Eric Holmes 44438 Edgar Hopson 209095 Dwight Hulvey 986786 Logan Irvin 1054552 Dirk Jabin 753849 Roland Jackson 58267 Jeff Jackson Aubrey (Stoney) Jasper 205948 Eugene Johnson 1019274 Ben Jones 987550 Durante (Andre) Jones 951050 Byron Jones 898381 Paul Kelton 1134654 Patrick Kenny Mark Kikta 990866 James Klapp 621571 Kwang Ko Charles Kozlowski Tim LaNore 63894 Kathleen LaNore 937304 Jonathan LaNore 496693 Joe Lawrence 37969 Stephen Leavitt 1086712 David Levin 799250 Russell Levin 766250 David Littleton 132638 Michael Lorino 869355 John Loy 578712 George Marenka 81879 Harry McCormick 21903 Michael McEvilley 237043 Dylan McLaughlin 1049573 Rick Moreland 3113 Dan Myer 155927 Kevyn Myer 575775 Paul Nance 797588 Butch Oliff 933213 Joe Pekny 562443 Chad Pensy 742680 Hugh Price III 568601 James Pursley 107462 Neal Rehm 150379 Charles Ritchey 471611 John Robertson 749214 Frank Rowsome III 303455 Charles Russell 795778 Michael Saar 994702 Scott Schmidt 53641 Donald (DW) Schmidt 337105 Alexander Schmidt 861515

Rudolph Schneider 1175200 Ralph Schreiner 527786 Jonathan Schumacher 1162790 Steven Scott 1192435 Bill Setzler 107134 Russell Sevigny 994023 Ajay Sharma Mohinder Sharma Vijay Sharma 972713 Robert Smith 56375 Byron Smith 885782 Robert Snedegar 28964 Frederick Sobeck 71763 Tyler Sonnett Keith Stalder 643147 Chris Stephens 1143913 Brice Stephens 997360 Ed Stern 7424 Ed Stone 1059327 Dennis Swartzel 940470 Vaclav Sychlovy 244279 Garrie Taylor 24132 Harold Thompson 74127 Robert Tiger 1123433 Terrence Till 77702 Christopher True 180101 Shawn Tunson 961898 Sean Tuomey 967524 Melville Turner 1133181 Patrick Vargas 826768 John Vlna 4536 Doug Washington 786022 Marvin Washington 491724 Joseph Webster 374405 Chester Wells 716545 Daryll White Samantha White 1082219 Dorwell White 848359 Chic White 3R Steven Whitecoff 9327 Scott Wiley 740535 Stephan Williams 953204 Bradley Williams 1045868 Timothy Williams 887886 Michael Yeargin 576729

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